US Deploying 3,000 82nd Airborne Troops to Middle East as Trump Claims 'Talking to Right People' in Iran

The Pentagon is preparing to deploy a brigade combat team from the 82nd Airborne Division, roughly 3,000 soldiers, to the Middle East to support operations against Iran. A written deployment order is expected within hours. Simultaneously, Trump told reporters the US is 'talking to the right people' in Tehran and that Iran 'badly wants a deal,' though he declined to name his interlocutors or confirm whether envoys Witkoff and Kushner would hold talks that week. Iran continues to deny any negotiations are underway.